The best advice I can provide is to google the "best TVs of 2013 cnet" and "best TVs of 2013 whathifi" and ""best TVs of 2013 sound and vision".
Otherwise, here are my opinions...
1.) I like THX certified plasmas for movie watching. It gets you the closest to how the movie is suppose to look. Deep black levels are a must for me which is easy to get with plasma but usually only available with higher end LEDs. I'm not a fan of SmartTVs because I find the software built into these TVs is not maintained and gets outdated very quickly. I prefer a smart device outside of the TV like Apple TV or Roku. I have a 3D TV and I never use it. There isn't a lot of content and unless you have a 120' screen it loses something.
2.) Most TVs that have 240 use 120 the majority of the time but when they detect fast movement on the screen that is when the 240 kicks in. I consider 240 a gimmick...and I'm with North...I can't see the difference. Some higher end TVs allow you to adjust to a custom hz...the one I know of is one of the 70" Sharps. If you don't want the soap opera effect and watch more movies than sports you may want to look at a plasma...but hockey on a plasma < hockey on a LED IMO.
3.) Panasonic for plasma...Samsung and Sharp and Sony for LED. If you want a plasma you may be able to get a smoking deal on a Panasonic (I recommend the VT60) as plasma is toast....RIP.
4.) This is a great time of the year to buy because of price (especially boxing week). They are clearing out the 2013s and getting ready for the 2014s in March. The issue I have usually run into at this time of year is stock on the good TVs. They are in limited quantities if they are even available at all. January and February are pretty brutal times for buying...and March is pretty bad as well as all the new models are out but at full price...plus they haven't been mass consumer tested to weed out the problematic sets.
After all that I will once again recommend the VT60.
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